Jan 17 Israel Steps Up Airstrikes on Militants in Gaza By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel has intensified airstrikes on parts of the Gaza Strip to squelch rocket and mortar attacks fired from Palestinian territory controlled by the militant group Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Bush Visit, Arms Deal Put Focus on U.S.-Saudi Relations President Bush made his first trip to Saudi Arabia on Monday in a bid to gain support for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, while the White House announced a $20 billion weapons deal with the powerful Saudi kingdom. Experts examine the state… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch President Says Mideast Peace Accord Possible Within a Year On the third day of his trip to the Middle East, President Bush predicted that there will be a peace treaty between Israeli and Palestinian leaders before he leaves office -- while acknowledging that such an agreement will require "painful… Continue watching
Jan 08 President Heads to Mideast to Help Restart Talks By PBS News Hour Six weeks after Israeli and Palestinian leaders relaunched peace talks in Annapolis, Md., President Bush is scheduled to arrive in Israel Wednesday for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Continue reading
Dec 24 Palestinians Protest Settlement Plans as Stormy Peace Talks Continue By PBS News Hour A second round of negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli officials was overshadowed Monday by Palestinian threats not to address substantive issues until Israel agrees to stop settlement construction around Jerusalem. Continue reading
Dec 12 Peace Talks Resume Amid Violence in Gaza Strip By PBS News Hour The first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in seven years got off to a shaky start Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas restarted the effort at a peace conference two weeks ago in Annapolis, Md. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Biographers Examine Rice’s Role in New Mideast Talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was a key negotiator in Tuesday's Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md. Three biographers discuss her role in U.S.-Middle East relations and her tenure as the nation's top diplomat. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Palestinian Negotiator Details ‘Critical’ Moment for Mideast President Bush pledged full support Wednesday for a new Israeli-Palestinian peace effort on the heels of a U.S.-backed Mideast peace conference. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat discusses the agreement and the prospects for further negotiations over the creation of a… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Israeli PM: Tough Choices Ahead in Mideast Peace Process Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to restart peace talks at a Maryland summit Tuesday, promising further negotiations toward a peace treaty and the development of a Palestinian state. Gwen Ifill talks to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about the U.S.-backed… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch U.S.-Backed Mideast Summit Opens with Mixed Expectations Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, along with leaders from Saudi Arabia, Syria and other countries, plan to discuss prospects for a Palestinian state and other Mideast issues at a peace summit Tuesday in Annapolis, Md. Continue watching